From the Washington Note

High Morale Reported Among Soviet Troops in Afghanistan Too
During the Soviet war with Afghanistan, which Zbig Brzezinski once commented he helped lead the USSR into -- helping in his view to end the Cold War with the minor cost of riling up some Muslims -- morale among Russian troops was always reported to be high...

Members of the Royal family who have military connections have reported to us that from what they hear "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are going well - it just isn't being reported."

First of all QD shudders to think about what a military officer means when he describes a "war going well." She suspects that it spells death of innocents.

Second of all ~ Queenie's Daughter is very skeptical.